The Irish High Court has delivered its judgment on repudiation of contracts (including leases and guarantees) in the Norwegian case which will be of interest to the aviation and restructuring and insolvency communities alike.

The key takeaways from the judgment (which will be dealt with in more detail in a future article) are:

The global COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty around the planned deal-making activities of many middle market private equity funds. However, this environment also creates significant opportunity to provide investment and financing to companies that find themselves in distressed circumstances.

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